In the 1860's,a girl named Jane Addams lived in a lovely house in Cedarville,Illinois.One morning,her dad, Mr.Addams,took Jane to a town near Cedarville.Jane stared at the houses with torn curtains.Children in rags played in the street."These people are very poor,"explained Mr.Addams."They can't afford nice houses."
Jane thought,"When I grow up,I'm going to build an enormous house near these old houses.Then I can help these people."
Even as a student at Rockford Female Seminary she and her friend Ellen Gates Starr often talked about helping the poor."So many want to go to foreign lands and be missionaries,"Jane said."Doesn't anyone think about the poor people at home?"
After seminary,Jane started medical school.But then she started having back problems.She was in such severe pain that she could hardly sit up.Finally,she quit school and had an operation.Her family suggested that she go to Europe to rest.
After two years,Jane returned home.She had seen a building in the slums(贫民窟)of London called a settlement house.Poor people could go there and find friends.It was like the house Jane had dreamed of."My house will be in Chicago,"she told Ellen,"because in Chicago there are immigrants from so many places.They must be lonely."
Finding a large house in the middle of a slum isn't easy.Jane and Ellen searched and searched,and finally,they saw a big brick house.It had belonged to a very wealthy man,Charles Hull,but now it was empty.
Miss Culver,Mr.Hull's cousin owned the house."My cousin,"she explained,"always wanted to give back to Chicago.Perhaps this is my chance to make his wishes come true.I will only charge you a dollar a year for the place." So Jane and Ellen happily paid the dollar.Then they started cleaning and painting the old mansion.Jane's other friends joined them,too.They invited children to come play there,and then a lady named Jenny Dow decided to set up a kindergarten.
The kindergarten grew,and other projects were started.Before long,Hull House was filled with people who laughed and talked and learned new things.
25.When she was young,Jane wished to .
A.build a large house for the poor people
B.go abroad and become a missionary
C.have the slums repaired in Chicago
D.set up a kindergarten for the kids
26.Miss Culver charged only one dollar for the house because .
A.Mr.Hull used to be a wealthy man
B.she wanted to return the house to Jane
C.she wanted to realize her cousin's wish
D.Jane agreed to paint and clean the house
27.One reason Jane decided to build her dream house in Chicago is that .
A.she spent her own childhood in the city
B.she wanted to make more friends in the city
C.she saw there were too many slums in the city
D.she wished to help the immigrants find more friends
ACD
什么是历史文化类阅读:
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议,所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章,先弄清其引入的话题,再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法,然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧:
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时,我们应注意以下几个方面:
1、采用先题后文:先读题目,再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点,如果带着问题读文章,有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后,自然会加深我们对文章的理解,这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类:一类是Main idea型;一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点:
a.读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁,而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心,即主题句在文章开头。因此,要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b.读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾,作为对全篇的总结。
c.读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同,而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d.从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中,这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题,在主题句出现后,再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e.归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句,只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
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